Kata (programming)

Code Kata is a term coined by Dave Thomas, co-author of the book The Pragmatic Programmer, in a bow to the Japanese concept of kata in the martial arts. A code kata is an exercise in programming which helps a programmer hone their skills through practice and repetition. As of October 2011^[update], Dave Thomas has published 21 different katas.

See also

• Kata
• Skill
• Neuroplasticity

External links

• Katas by Dave Thomas
• a Kata Catalogue on the codingdojo.org wiki
• The Bowling Game Kata by Robert C. Martin
• Katas Screencasts of katas
• JVM Katas for Java, Groovy and Scala
• The Prime Factors Kata by Robert C. Martin
• The Ordered Jobs Kata